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Nocturne in Burma Minor
Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]
Frankly my first instinct upon inspecting Daniel Mason's novel The Piano Tuner was to throw it across the room and maybe even kick it around a bit. A simple case of writer's envy, for Mr. Mason...
Destinations:
Burma |
Yangon
Topics:
Literature
Wearing the Pants in Burma
Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]
If there is one thing that books about contemporary Burma have in common, it is probably this: they are not funny. Only occasionally do they contain a scrap of Burmese black humor. For example, some...
Destinations:
Burma |
Yangon
Topics:
Literature
Yangon's colonial treasures
Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579]
As a property boom triggers a flurry of construction activity in Yangon, the race is on to save the former colonial capital's architectural heritage from the wrecking ball.
Destinations:
Burma |
Yangon
Topics:
Architecture
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Burma is Back
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A lot can be read into what you choose to call the country. Burma is the historic British name, but the old ruling military junta officially renamed it Union of Myanmar in 1989. The NLD does not...
